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. >>> the barack obama administration is promising to fix the health care web site by the end of november. lawmakers are pressing for more. one democratic senator is asking the president to push back the march thirty onest enrollment deadline calling the roll out of the affordable health care act a disaster. house republican says he may issue a subpoena to the health and human services department. hhs secretary is set to testify about the problems on wednesday. >>> a boardwalk damaged by hurricane sandy reopens a year later. what is different that the officials hope will keep it together in the next big storm? >> from the weather center. good evening, everybody. we have light rain back in the forecast. i will pinpoint the location or where to expect it right there in san jose as the news continues on kpix5 ,,,,,,,,,, transplant. (nats - music) sund170 :04-8 "jane, sweet jane" reed was the driving force lou reed died at the aiming of 71. [music] reed was the driving force behind the legendary band "velvet undergrounds." it never received commercial success but many credit with them revolut
. >>> the barack obama administration is promising to fix the health care web site by the end of november. lawmakers are pressing for more. one democratic senator is asking the president to push back the march thirty onest enrollment deadline calling the roll out of the affordable health care act a disaster. house republican says he may issue a subpoena to the health and human services department. hhs secretary is set to testify about the problems on wednesday. >>> a boardwalk...
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. >>> this week the obama administration will face more pressure to reveal how many people signed up online for health care coverage. it's a question republicans are asking after the troubled roll-out of a new web site. the site -- the application, enrollment system went down. the secretary of health and human services kathleen is a deal use will appear on wednesday. >>> a spanish newspaper saying the u.s. spied on more than 60 million phone calls in spain in one month alone. suzanne mcguinness has the latest on the first round of headaches, also the strained relations between the u.s. and its allies. >> a european union delegation in d.c. this morning to meet with white house aids, members of congress. they're expressing outrage at reports the nsa has been eavesdropping on as many as 35 world leaders. >> think repair work to do. think have hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's happening in this program. >> reporter: the visit comes on the heels of a new revelation from a german newspaper, which says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls as
. >>> this week the obama administration will face more pressure to reveal how many people signed up online for health care coverage. it's a question republicans are asking after the troubled roll-out of a new web site. the site -- the application, enrollment system went down. the secretary of health and human services kathleen is a deal use will appear on wednesday. >>> a spanish newspaper saying the u.s. spied on more than 60 million phone calls in spain in one month alone....
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it is going to define the obama administration and the democrats for years to come. >> absolutely. this is the gift that keeps on giving for republicans. it's not like the scandal that is here and gone tomorrow. this is a program that is rolled out. it's going to be seized onto the republicans anything, your healthcare plan stinks. >> you are correct. the republicans do not have to enhance any acquisition and make about this. on the other hand, you have not heard from that collection of people who could not get any coverage because they had a pre-existing condition. you have not heard from the collection of people that were going to the emergency room when their problem had become critical. you're just not heard from the people who among longer have to carry their kids at their expense. all of that is what democrats were running for reelection and election will be selling. they are going to defend the plan. the problem is, will obama defend the plan? he seems to have disappeared all of a sudden. >> well, that for the website is for. go to the website and you can get a better deal.
it is going to define the obama administration and the democrats for years to come. >> absolutely. this is the gift that keeps on giving for republicans. it's not like the scandal that is here and gone tomorrow. this is a program that is rolled out. it's going to be seized onto the republicans anything, your healthcare plan stinks. >> you are correct. the republicans do not have to enhance any acquisition and make about this. on the other hand, you have not heard from that...
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the documents are based on meetings at an obama administration war room obtained by congressman darrell issa, a republican from southern california. >>> every year millions of people donate their blood for free. but wait until you see what christin ayers discovered happens to those free donations. it's a story you will only see right here on kpix 5. >>> reporter: watson gives blood to help her community. >> saving a life is priceless. >> reporter: but her donation doesn't stay local or priceless for long. at blood banks like this one that the red cross runs in oakland, blood gets separated into products, red blood cells, plasma and platelets. >> we get the most out of each donation that way. >> reporter: the red cross's bay area spokesman jared schultzman says it's an expensive process. >> for us to collect, test and process the blood and distribute it, we incur great fees. >> reporter: the cost has to be passed on and that's why blood is big business. >> it is one very valuable commodity. >> reporter: arthur kaplan is one of the country's leading experts on blood. >> think of it as oil
the documents are based on meetings at an obama administration war room obtained by congressman darrell issa, a republican from southern california. >>> every year millions of people donate their blood for free. but wait until you see what christin ayers discovered happens to those free donations. it's a story you will only see right here on kpix 5. >>> reporter: watson gives blood to help her community. >> saving a life is priceless. >> reporter: but her donation...
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administration about the glitches weeks before the launch. members of congress say they want to know when sebelius first learned of the problems and who did she tell. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> president obama will visit boston today to promote and defend the healthcare reform of program. >>> the spy games in the nation's capital are under the microscope again this morning. yesterday, national intelligence director james clapper told the house intelligence committee the u.s. has been spying on our allies for years. >> it's one of the first things i learned in intel school in 1963, that this is the fundamental given in the intelligence business is leadership intentions no matter what level you're talking about. that can be military leaders, as well. >> do you believe that the allies have conducted or at any time any type of espionage activity against the united states of america, our intelligence services, leaders or otherwise. >> absolutely. >> the white house is now reviewing the program that monitored foreign leaders including
administration about the glitches weeks before the launch. members of congress say they want to know when sebelius first learned of the problems and who did she tell. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> president obama will visit boston today to promote and defend the healthcare reform of program. >>> the spy games in the nation's capital are under the microscope again this morning. yesterday, national intelligence director james clapper told the house intelligence committee...
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obama is calling for complete review of how our intelligence operates outside the country. among leaders whose calls were monitored german chancellor angela merkel. administration official says eavesdropping on friendly heads of state may end but no decision has been made. >>> people living along the northeast coast are remembering the nightmare that tore communities apart a year ago. vinita nair on how one of the hardest hit towns is still rebuilding from super storm sandy. >> reporter: construction crews are still hard at work in breezy point one year later removing pieces of an old foundation. at least half the neighborhood is not back in their homes after the super storm caused massive flooding and triggered an electrical fire. marty ingram was the fire chief. >> there had to be 70 homes fully engaged with flames 60 or 80 feet high. >> reporter: he spent six months rebuilding his home. >> i can't believe it's a year. it's just been a blur. >> reporter: sandy caused an estimated $50 billion in damage across the northeast. the immense storm damaged or destroyed hundreds o
obama is calling for complete review of how our intelligence operates outside the country. among leaders whose calls were monitored german chancellor angela merkel. administration official says eavesdropping on friendly heads of state may end but no decision has been made. >>> people living along the northeast coast are remembering the nightmare that tore communities apart a year ago. vinita nair on how one of the hardest hit towns is still rebuilding from super storm sandy. >>...
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a month ago today the obama administration launched healthcare.gov. this morning we know how few americans were able to sign up for coverage at the start. >> as cbs news first reported last night, there were only six health insurance enrollments on october 1st nationwide according to government documents turned over to congress. jan crawford has done reporting on the story and joins us. >> good morning. six people, six enrollments on day and that number by the end of day two is 248 across the country. this time last month, i was in maryland. they had 40 appointments scheduled on day one and all the people so excited to sign up. at that clinic they were not able to sign up a single person. the promise of obama care for many was about the reality. >> this means a lot to me to be able to actually sign up for health care. >> the excitement quickly turned to frustration and it became clear the problem was widespread. no one could find anyone who signed up. "the washington post" listed it as an imaginary unicorn. they went into damage control even giving na
a month ago today the obama administration launched healthcare.gov. this morning we know how few americans were able to sign up for coverage at the start. >> as cbs news first reported last night, there were only six health insurance enrollments on october 1st nationwide according to government documents turned over to congress. jan crawford has done reporting on the story and joins us. >> good morning. six people, six enrollments on day and that number by the end of day two is 248...
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administration insists the website will be fully functioning by december. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> the widespread computer problems aren't the only issues plaguing the rollout of the affordable care act. >> there are now reports that many americans will now pay more for insurance under the new system. here to explain why this is happening is cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> so, jill, how many uninsured people are expected to pay more under this new system? >> reporter: the government said it's going to cost about 328 bucks per month per person, right? well, that's a little bit different depending on what group you fall in. so here we had three specific groups of uninsured americans. according to the kaiser family foundation 38% of uninsured americans fall below the poverty line so that means they should be eligible for expanded medicaid, okay? so that's one group. a big chung, 52% will qualify for tax credits on a sliding scale based on household income. but there's this 10% of americans
administration insists the website will be fully functioning by december. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> the widespread computer problems aren't the only issues plaguing the rollout of the affordable care act. >> there are now reports that many americans will now pay more for insurance under the new system. here to explain why this is happening is cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> so, jill, how many...
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ahead, cbs news has learned new information about when the obama administration was warned about potential problems with the healthcare website. nancy cortes is on capitol hill where health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is facing congress right now. plus do you remember last month when we introduced you to the soldier who made it his mission to rescue the afghan translator who saved his life. we were there last night when that interpreter arrived in the u.s. and, boy, is this a great story? look at this. they were reunited last night at the airport. it's my favorite story of the newscast today. and trouble with the trendiest condiment. the new plant that has neighbors fired up. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. it's a seracha plant. what is it? somebody said it was a sausage. it's wrong. >> they are wrong. you have to try it. >> have some water nearby. all right. have a good day. >> they are laughing in new york. >>> okay, thanks. have a great show. 6:52. game 6 world series in boston at fenway. why getting to boston turned into a very long journey fo
ahead, cbs news has learned new information about when the obama administration was warned about potential problems with the healthcare website. nancy cortes is on capitol hill where health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is facing congress right now. plus do you remember last month when we introduced you to the soldier who made it his mission to rescue the afghan translator who saved his life. we were there last night when that interpreter arrived in the u.s. and, boy, is this a...
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. >> the obama administration wants 7 million people to sign up by march 1. >>> friday the all-important weekends is here. >> we have some changes i think today is going to be a great day outside, nicest day of the week but drastic changes over the weekend with a cold front coming to town. outside now mostly clear skies. it's chilly in spots as we have some 30s in some of the north bay valleys. otherwise 46 degrees in concord. 51 in oakland. 46 in livermore. 54 degrees in san francisco. i think as we head toward the afternoon, sunny skies everywhere you go. the south bay you're looking at some temperatures mid to even upper 70s into places like morgan hill. 76 degrees in san jose. east bay temperatures going to see some similar numbers. 78 degrees in pleasanton. 77 livermore. 75 antioch. inside the bay in san francisco, what a gorgeous day. 71 degrees and sunny skies should be 74 degrees in oakland. enjoy it. we have some changes coming our way. more on that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >>> two parents are taking legal action accusing a daly city hospital of
. >> the obama administration wants 7 million people to sign up by march 1. >>> friday the all-important weekends is here. >> we have some changes i think today is going to be a great day outside, nicest day of the week but drastic changes over the weekend with a cold front coming to town. outside now mostly clear skies. it's chilly in spots as we have some 30s in some of the north bay valleys. otherwise 46 degrees in concord. 51 in oakland. 46 in livermore. 54 degrees in...
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with critics openly mocking the obama administration about problems with healthcare.gov, officials insist on one thing -- at least the website is safe. >> consumers can trust that their information is protected by stringent security standards. >> reporter: but tell that to south carolina attorney thomas doog l. >> my information is out there and i want it deleted from their website. >> reporter: he and his wife signed up on the website in october but over the weekend got a disturbing call. a man in north carolina who also registered and was shocked to get their eligibility letters, including their names and home address. >> it's just a system that, you know, we've been continually told was secure and now i've found out it's not secured. >> reporter: a spokeswoman for the department of health and human services confirmed an incident involving the personal information of one consumer was reported, and we took immediate steps. we identified a piece of software code that needed to be fixed and that fix is now in place. but other fixes are not. software experts tell cbs news they have identifi
with critics openly mocking the obama administration about problems with healthcare.gov, officials insist on one thing -- at least the website is safe. >> consumers can trust that their information is protected by stringent security standards. >> reporter: but tell that to south carolina attorney thomas doog l. >> my information is out there and i want it deleted from their website. >> reporter: he and his wife signed up on the website in october but over the weekend got...
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. >> reporter: republicans want the site down and this is one more reason why the president obama's healthcare law needs to be delayed. >> the new promise is, if you want healthcare, go find it on a website that the administration says won't be working properly until the end of november. that's an unwelcome christmas presents. >> reporter: south carolina attorney and his wife registered on the website but the couple's eligible letters containing private information were sent to a man in north carolina. >> it's just a system that, you know, we have been continually told cast secure and now i found out it's not secured. >> on this incident in south carolina, we actually were made aware of that yesterday and we implement a software fix yesterday to fix that. >> reporter: tavenner says upgrades are being made every day to make sure the site is secure. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> and tavenner's boss health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will face more questions from congress tomorrow. >>> the mayor of north america's fourth largest city now admits to smoking crac
. >> reporter: republicans want the site down and this is one more reason why the president obama's healthcare law needs to be delayed. >> the new promise is, if you want healthcare, go find it on a website that the administration says won't be working properly until the end of november. that's an unwelcome christmas presents. >> reporter: south carolina attorney and his wife registered on the website but the couple's eligible letters containing private information were sent...
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cbs muze confirms the top contractor sent the obama administration sent a memo three weeks warning the site had not been tested. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is testifying in front of the hearing. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning norah and charlie off the bat, sebelius apologized for the faulty website down again last night and this morning. she says contractors were to blame for the problems but also said as secretary of health and human services she is the main person accountability. >> i'm as frustrated and angry as anyone with the flawed launch of healthcare.gov. let me say directly to americans you deserve better. i apologize. i'm accountable to you for fixing these problems and i'm committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site. >> marilyn taverner claimed the website appeared to be ready to go right before the launch date. >> how about before october 1st was there a sense there was going to be problems with the website? >> no. there are always going to be issues with a new website. what i would cal
cbs muze confirms the top contractor sent the obama administration sent a memo three weeks warning the site had not been tested. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is testifying in front of the hearing. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning norah and charlie off the bat, sebelius apologized for the faulty website down again last night and this morning. she says contractors were to blame for the problems but also said as...
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administration were using to deal with this? they were so afraid republicans were trying to defund it they created this baroque system of trying to work this out and that created the problems. >> but is the sort of overall idea sneaking in that it doesn't work for all these reasons? >> oh, absolutely. and it's not just the website. the manifestation. that's not the only problem. the problem is also getting people's eligibility information to them, getting information to the insurance company, and those were structural flawed predicted. >> the consequences of that? >> the consequences are people are not signing up which then of course if it continues a month from now and it's still a problem, then the consequences are policy consequences that get to the heart of whether this can even survive as politics. >> my next question because the president is on the road promoting his health care agenda, and everybody agrees this rollout has been a hot mess to put it very bluntly. how big of an effect is it having on the rest of his agenda?
administration were using to deal with this? they were so afraid republicans were trying to defund it they created this baroque system of trying to work this out and that created the problems. >> but is the sort of overall idea sneaking in that it doesn't work for all these reasons? >> oh, absolutely. and it's not just the website. the manifestation. that's not the only problem. the problem is also getting people's eligibility information to them, getting information to the...